Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna

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It's never a flight-simmer left in these situations is it. We'd have done a low flypast inverted before landing :lol:

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I'm amazed that such an "inexperienced" passenger was able to operate the radio, let alone manage a rough landing.
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"... he didn't have lights on so he was absolutely flying blind as well." *-) :dunno:

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It's dark at 19:50 BST when he landed, sunset's about 18:30 at the mo. If he had no panel lights on........
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DaveB wrote:We'd have done a low flypast inverted before landing :lol:

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Shame about the pilot :(

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by all accounts a nice chap...very sad :(
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Yes and it seams to happen too often. The other week a captain of a airliner had a health problem and died.

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